CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



An old muzzle-loader Hindu-Rob Himalayan scenery and 

 sport Juvenile wild sports Wild sheep and gazelles Start 

 for the mountains Simla Deodar cedar forests Rhododen- 

 dron-trees The snowy range in prospect Crossing a " jula " 

 Mussoorie Dehra Doon An interview with some of its 

 wild denizens Hurd war The holy" fair there, and one of its 

 consequences The Terai Nynee Tal Arrive at Shore, 



CHAPTER II. 



Outpost of Shore The Thakil A haunted house What hap- 

 pened in it Himalayan black bear A bear-hunt Bear- 

 shooting in the oak-trees The sloth-bear A she-bear to the 

 rescue Result of a practical joke Village beehives Tiger- 

 charms A tiger tale Fables about Bruin Where to hit him, 



CHAPTER III. 



The mahseer Monster fish taken with the rod The mahseer 

 compared with the salmon Salmonidae never found in India 

 A fishing-river in the Himalayas The Surjoo valley Its 

 wild denizens The jurrow Barking-deer The Goorkha 

 " kookerie " Tempting Providence A damp couch Jurrow- 

 hunting under difficulties A heavy fish lost The way we in- 

 veigled the wily mahseer Jungle fare Dense morning mists 



